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New today in the Prudence and the Crow shop is this copy of Patrick O'Brian's The Wine-Dark Sea - 1st Edition. First American edition. Norton 1993. Hardback with original full colour dust jacket. Lovely pale board beneath with embossing and fabric bound spine. Printed on beautiful, cold-pressed paper with rough edges. Number 16 in the wonderful The Aubrey–Maturin series. Includes a diagram of a square-rigged ship at the front. A very rare find. £30 including postage. International postage available. Buy for yourself or have sent straight to a friend who needs cheering up. Link in bio. #patrickobrian #aubreymaturin #masterandcommander #pridemonth #vintagebooks #vintagebookshop #nauticalfiction #bookish #firstedition #patcbox #prudenceandthecrow
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Deeply looking forward to reading this, and unusually mesmerised by the cover. The Broken Earth trilogy was one of, if not entirely, my favourite reading experiences of this millennium, and I read the prologue for this a while ago and feel I have been waiting eagerly ever since. Jemisin's imagination and depth of character detail awes me, and it's so rare I feel so much confidence in a book before diving in: I'm having that delicious pre-reading moment where the unknown is truly something to savour. See you on the other side of it
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ETA: SOLD thank you :) New today in the Prudence and the Crow shop are these copies of Brian Jacques' Redwall & Mossflower. Hutchinson FIRST EDITIONS. Redwall: 1986, Mossflower: 1988. Both hardback with original full colour dust jackets. The first and second books from Jacques legendary mouse-based fantasy series. Both books include maps and small illustrations by Gary Chalk. Very rare finds! £25 including postage. International postage available. Buy for yourself or have them sent straight to a friend who needs cheering up. Link in bio. #redwall #mossflower #brianjacques #fantasyfiction #vintagebooksforsale #vintagebookshop #mousedystopia #booksforsale #sustainablegifts #bookishgifts #patchbox #prudenceandthecrow
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It's Feline Friday time! This week it's Charles Dickens and his deaf cat, Bob. Charles Dickens was very fond of Bob and even went so far as to have his paw made into a commemorative letter opener upon his death. Well, perhaps that is a little too far. Victorians 🙄. His daughter Mamie, recounts the tale behind this lovely old etching: [Bob] was always with him, and used to follow him about the garden like a dog, and sit with him while he wrote. One evening we were all, except father, going to a ball, and when we started, left the master and his cat in the drawing-room together. The master was reading at a small table, on which a lighted candle was placed. Suddenly the candle went out. My father, who was much interested in his book, relighted the candle, stroked the cat, who was looking at him pathetically he noticed, and continued his reading. A few minutes later, as the light became dim, he looked up just in time to see puss deliberately put out the candle with his paw, and then look appealingly towards him. This second and unmistakable hint was not disregarded, and puss was given the petting he craved. Father was full of this anecdote when all met at breakfast the next morning. #felinefriday #charlesdickens #authorswithcats #🐈 #vintagebooks #dickens #victorians #bookish #bookstagram #patchbox #prudenceandthecrow
![It's Feline Friday time! This week it's Charles Dickens and his deaf cat, Bob.
Charles Dickens was very fond of Bob and even went so far as to have his paw made into a commemorative letter opener upon his death. Well, perhaps that is a little too far. Victorians 🙄. His daughter Mamie, recounts the tale behind this lovely old etching: [Bob] was always with him, and used to follow him about the garden like a dog, and sit with him while he wrote. One evening we were all, except father, going to a ball, and when we started, left the master and his cat in the drawing-room together. The master was reading at a small table, on which a lighted candle was placed. Suddenly the candle went out. My father, who was much interested in his book, relighted the candle, stroked the cat, who was looking at him pathetically he noticed, and continued his reading. A few minutes later, as the light became dim, he looked up just in time to see puss deliberately put out the candle with his paw, and then look appealingly towards him. This second and unmistakable hint was not disregarded, and puss was given the petting he craved. Father was full of this anecdote when all met at breakfast the next morning. #felinefriday #charlesdickens #authorswithcats #🐈 #vintagebooks #dickens #victorians #bookish #bookstagram #patchbox #prudenceandthecrow](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/101024151_858859891262985_2152006937679061593_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=b0vxpXUhl5EAX_r86d5&oh=a5e3a3ecb0b57642f0a4894cba79123f&oe=5F02607D)